PITTSBURGH, PA – August 15, 2016 – Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that four of its lawyers were chosen by their peers to be included in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The recognized lawyers include Pete A. Fuscaldo, David W. Lampl, Danton K. Mak and Wesley Yang, partners of the firm.
Pete Fuscaldo is recognized for a seventh year in the Corporate Law and Tax Law categories. Pete represents a represents diverse and established privately-held companies, often serving as general business counsel in both day-to-day matters and strategic transactions. Pete provides counsel on a full range of business structuring, transaction, succession, and disposition issues. He advises clients on matters related to entity formation, the structure of business acquisitions, private equity transactions, and dispositions to minimize federal income tax consequences. In addition, Pete counsels businesses on complex restructuring and recapitalization transactions. Pete has a deep understanding of both business and tax law, which allows him to be creative in finding solutions to otherwise difficult deals. Pete is the firm’s managing partner, serves on the firm’s Management Committee and is a member of Leech Tishman’s Corporate, Taxation and Construction Practice Groups in the firm’s Pittsburgh office.
David Lampl is recognized for a seventh year in the Bankruptcy and Creditor – Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation- Bankruptcy categories. David is highly regarded for the major role he has played in numerous local and national high profile cases involving Chapter 11 bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings. Over the course of his career, David has served as lead counsel on behalf of banks, creditors’ committees and debtor companies in a wide variety of complex bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters. David serves as Co-Chair of Leech Tishman’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group in the firm’s Pittsburgh office.
Danton Mak is recognized for a third year in the Litigation- Patent Law category. Danton is experienced in industry, management and the law. His influence extends beyond the United States, and Hong Kong where he was born and raised, to Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China. Danton’s insight, knowledge, experience and contacts throughout the U.S. and the Far East have proven invaluable to clients seeking to establish ventures or business operations at home or abroad. Prior to joining Leech Tishman in 2014, Danton was a partner at Sheldon Mak & Anderson (“SMA”), a California-based full-service intellectual property law firm. Danton is a member of Leech Tishman’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm’s California office and focuses his practice in all aspects of intellectual property.
Wesley Yang is recognized for a fifth year in the Tax Law category. Wesley is well known for his experience in complex corporate and tax law matters. As a tax attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Wesley has more than 39 years of broad experience in estate planning and administration, asset protection planning, corporate and partnership taxation, international taxation, captive insurance companies and management succession planning for closely held businesses. He specializes in the areas of income tax and estate planning for high net worth individuals and owners of closely held businesses. Wesley is Chair of the firm’s Taxation Practice Group. He also practices in the Corporate and Estates & Trusts Practice Groups in Leech Tishman’s Pittsburgh office.
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ABOUT LEECH TISHMAN
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl is a full-service law firm dedicated to assisting individuals, businesses, and institutions. Leech Tishman offers legal services in alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy & creditors’ rights, construction, corporate, employee benefits, employment, energy, environmental, health & safety, estates & trusts, family law, government relations, immigration, insurance coverage & corporate risk mitigation, intellectual property, internal investigations, international legal matters, litigation, real estate, and taxation. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Leech Tishman also has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Wilmington, DE. For more information call 412.261.1600 or visit us at www.leechtishman.com.